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A pretty awesome course overall. Half of the time you are working with troubleshooting the set up (especially if you are using the oscilloscope), and the other half, you're writing the lab report. Considering that you'll be spending 9 hours per week just in the lab itself, it's pretty easy to get all your questions about the report and the assignment in general from the GSI during that time--all three of whom were extemely helpful! The lab exams can be a little tricky so be sure to watch out for those--if you don't understand the labs, this is where you would memorize the answers to the lab report questions. But conceptually, it's not hard to figure out if you have the proper knowledge base and are paying attention during lab. Also, make sure to choose your lab group partners well; you'll be spending the better part of the semester with them.

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May 20, 2010

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This is a great course if you are interested in any facet of modern biological research. The experiments cover early work in Neurobiology and some of the more prominent techniques used today. The bulk of the grade comes from the lab reports which can be tedious and time consuming but so it is a great opportunity to really learn complex material.